Improvement in fence-gauge



y le, ittetateui n@ Gi @man WILLIAM V.YVAN SYCKEL, VOF JOSHUA,ILLINOIS,`

Lenen Patent N0.- 90,13s, am@ May 1s, 1869.

rMPRovEMEN'r 1N reuen-GAUGE.

`The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part cf thesand.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM V. VAN SYGKEL, of the town of Joshua, in thecounty of Fulton, and State of Illinois, have invented a new Fence-Gaugefor building board fence; and I do hereby-declare l that the followingVis a full and clear description of the f construction land use'ofthesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of thisspeci- `ication, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing twofencegauges, as used in building board fence.. To enable others to makeand use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction andoperation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

I construct my fencefgauge of two pieces of timber,

l of suitable size and length, marked E E, and held stationary andparallel by block O.

The two pieces E E, below block C, clasp the sides of board that isnailed to posts, and are made to clasp edges of board by wedge D.

-back and forth, s'o that F is a roller, the ends A working in notchesin two strips of iron, working in E E, and so notched as to give anydesired space between boards, which roller is raised or lowered atpleasure, and held where `desired block C, arms E E, Wedge I), strips B,and roller F,

when constructed and arranged as set fort-h.

Witnesses J Esse A.' Benson, DANIEL ABBOTT.

in which board is y W1LLIAM- v. VAN sYcKnL.

